VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. vs Walmart Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
HII · New York Stock Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View HII analysisWalmart Inc.
WMT · New York Stock Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View WMT analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. leads (83 / 100 vs 77 / 100 for Walmart Inc.).
- Segment focus: Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. has 3 segments (51.7% in Newport News Shipbuilding (Nuclear Shipbuilding)); Walmart Inc. has 3 segments (68.3% in Walmart U.S.).
- Primary market structure: Quasi-Monopoly vs Competitive. Pricing power: Moderate vs Weak.
- Moat breadth: Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. has 6 moat types across 3 domains; Walmart Inc. has 6 across 4.
Primary market context
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
Newport News Shipbuilding (Nuclear Shipbuilding)
U.S. Navy nuclear shipbuilding and carrier lifecycle services (CVN construction/RCOH/inactivation + SSN/SSBN construction)
United States
U.S. Government (U.S. Navy)
Prime contractor shipyard / integrator
51.7%
Walmart Inc.
Walmart U.S.
U.S. omnichannel discount retail and grocery (supercenters, neighborhood markets, eCommerce)
United States
Consumers and small businesses; marketplace sellers and advertisers (for marketplace and retail media offerings)
Retailer / marketplace operator / last-mile fulfillment network
68.3%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
No overlap yet.
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. strengths
Walmart Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. segments
Full profile >Newport News Shipbuilding (Nuclear Shipbuilding)
Quasi-Monopoly
Ingalls Shipbuilding (Non-Nuclear Shipbuilding)
Quasi-Monopoly
Mission Technologies (Defense Tech & Services)
Competitive
Walmart Inc. segments
Full profile >Walmart U.S.
Competitive
Walmart International
Competitive
Sam's Club U.S.
Oligopoly
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